# DEADLINE — OSMIUM MOC > [!abstract] About > ARTFX **Deadline render-farm** documentation — basics, day-to-day submission for Alternatives Productions, render-without-Prism workflow, error troubleshooting, configuration improvements (pool / group restructure) and the **Deadline log-analyser tool**. ## 🧭 Reading Order 1. [[Notes/DeadLine Basics By Loris Eck|Deadline Basics — by Loris Eck]] — first introduction. 2. [[Notes/Deadline For Alternatives Productions|Deadline for Alternatives Productions]] — day-to-day submission workflow. 3. [[Notes/Render to Deadline without Prism|Render to Deadline without Prism]] — for Houdini sessions outside Prism. 4. [[Notes/Reconfigure Deadline|Reconfigure Deadline]] — current vs proposed farm config. 5. [[Notes/Deadline Error List|Deadline Error List]] — troubleshooting reference. 6. [[Notes/Deadline script log analyser - Thomas Spony|Deadline Log Analyser — Thomas Spony]] — tool to triage failing renders. --- ## 📚 Basics - [[Notes/DeadLine Basics By Loris Eck|Deadline Basics — by Loris Eck]] — interface, workers, pools/groups, mapped paths, submit, jobs/tasks. - [[Notes/Deadline For Alternatives Productions|Deadline for Alternatives Productions]] — core concepts, submitting via Prism, pre-render checklist, priority reference, monitor, logs. - [[Notes/Render to Deadline without Prism|Render to Deadline without Prism]] — direct Houdini → Deadline submission. ## 🛠️ Configuration & Roadmap - [[Notes/Reconfigure Deadline|Reconfigure Deadline]] — current behavior + Loris Eck's proposed pool/group structure. - [[Notes/DeadLine Roadmap|Deadline Roadmap]] — what's coming next. ## 📊 Scripts & Tools - [[Notes/Deadline script log analyser - Thomas Spony|Deadline Log Analyser — by Thomas Spony]] — Python tool that triages failed/risky Deadline jobs. ## 🩺 Troubleshooting - [[Notes/Deadline Error List|Deadline Error List]] — common errors and fixes. - [[../../OUT OF PUBLISH/PIPE 2025 - ARTFX LILLE/Deadline|Deadline (legacy 2025 notes)]] — last-year reference. --- ## 🔗 Related - [[../OSMIUM MOC|OSMIUM MOC]]. - [[../TOOLS/Notes/Deadline Renderman Denoiser - Loris Eck|Deadline RenderMan Denoiser — Loris Eck]] — denoiser tool tied to Deadline. - [[../PIPELINE/Notes/PIPELINE SHOT PART 02|PIPELINE SHOT — Part 02]] — where Deadline submission lives in the shot workflow. - [[../../PROTOCOL/OPTIMISATION/OPTIMISATION MOC|OPTIMISATION MOC]] — keep your scenes light so Deadline survives.